Post-apocalyptic thriller with Darwinian undertones

Rating: Null/10 (11 March 2004)

a dark UK thriller by Danny Boyle, of Trainspotting fame, which throws up deep and intriguing questions on humanity.
The theme : survival of the fittest is most evident throughout the movie. In this post-apocalyptic world, there is simply no room for compassion, relationship, friendship. At least that is how the tough-minded black woman Selena gets by, until she meets Jim.
But the plot which started strongly, begins to lose steam quickly. Once they are saved by the Manchester army crack unit, the movie drifts into comfort zone, much to our relief also. The movie by this time had already succeeded in making the viewer care for the ragtag band of survivors, which included Jim, Selena and a big-hearted genial man called Frank and his daughter. Unfortunately in order to get out of the comfort zone, the movie introduced a nonsensical twist, which degenerate the whole show into a slash-and-run farce.

In the end, this thriller packs enough thrill to carry it through.
Rating : 6.7